Recent campus protests have dramatically decreased the trust that Republican parents of prospective college students have in higher education, according to a new survey.

The research from a marketing company, SimpsonScarborough, found that 33 percent of Republican parents say that recent protests have had a significant negative impact on their trust in higher education. Another 34 percent say that protests have had a slight impact.

Among Democrats, just 10 percent said that recent protests have had a significant negative impact on their trust in higher education and 29 percent said it had a slight negative impact. 

A similar number of Democratic respondents, 9 percent, said that recent protests have had a significant positive impact on their trust in higher education. Among Republicans, the number was 5 percent and among independents it was 7 percent.

Among independents, 22 percent said protests have had a significant negative impact whereas another 22 percent said it had a slight negative impact.

Nearly one in five Republican parents, 18 percent, also said recent protests had a significant impact on their interest in their child attending college, while another 31 percent said protests had had a slight impact.

Among Democrats, only 5 percent of parents said protests had a significant negative impact on their interest in seeing their child attend college and 8 percent said that protests had had a significant positive impact. Another 17 percent referenced a slight negative impact and 6 percent said there was a slight positive impact.

Among independents, 9 percent reported a significant negative impact on their desire to see their child attend college and 21 percent said there was a slight negative impact.

Another 6 percent of independents said there was a significant positive impact and 7 percent said there was a slight positive impact.